Walker, California 7 Day Weather Forecast
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NWS Forecast for Walker CA
National Weather Service Forecast for:
Walker CA
Issued by: National Weather Service Reno, NV |
Updated: 12:31 pm PST Dec 23, 2024 |
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This Afternoon
Partly Sunny
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Tonight
Mostly Cloudy and Windy
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Tuesday
Windy. Showers then Rain/Snow
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Tuesday Night
Chance Snow Showers then Partly Cloudy
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Christmas Day
Mostly Sunny
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Wednesday Night
Slight Chance Rain then Chance Rain/Snow
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Thursday
Rain/Snow Likely then Rain Likely
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Thursday Night
Rain/Snow Likely
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Friday
Rain Likely
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Hi 49 °F |
Lo 38 °F |
Hi 44 °F |
Lo 24 °F |
Hi 42 °F |
Lo 35 °F |
Hi 44 °F |
Lo 37 °F |
Hi 46 °F |
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Winter Weather Advisory
This Afternoon
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Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind around 5 mph. |
Tonight
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Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Windy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. |
Tuesday
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Rain showers before 1pm, then snow showers likely. Snow level 7700 feet lowering to 5800 feet in the afternoon . High near 44. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. |
Tuesday Night
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A 40 percent chance of snow showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected. |
Christmas Day
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Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. |
Wednesday Night
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A slight chance of rain between 10pm and 4am, then a chance of rain and snow. Snow level 6500 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. |
Thursday
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A chance of rain and snow before 10am, then rain likely. Snow level 6700 feet. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. |
Thursday Night
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Rain and snow likely, becoming all rain after 1am. Snow level 6600 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. |
Friday
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Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Snow level 7800 feet rising to 8700 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. |
Friday Night
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A chance of rain. Snow level 8700 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. |
Saturday
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A chance of rain. Snow level 8600 feet. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. |
Saturday Night
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A slight chance of rain. Snow level 8100 feet lowering to 7500 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. |
Sunday
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A chance of rain. Snow level 7300 feet. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. |
Forecast from NOAA-NWS
for Walker CA.
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Weather Forecast Discussion
509
FXUS65 KREV 232154
AFDREV
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Reno NV
154 PM PST Mon Dec 23 2024
.SYNOPSIS...
* Today will be an ideal day for holiday travel with dry and mild
conditions.
* A Christmas Eve storm will bring gusty winds, valley rain, and
heavy mountain snow with impacts to recreation and travel.
* Tranquil weather Christmas day but additional storms likely
late this week and into next weekend.
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.DISCUSSION...
Today will be the best day to travel before Christmas due to
minor ridging. This is bringing mild temperatures and dry
conditions. However, this will quickly give way to a winter storm
system early tomorrow morning.
Portions of northeast California will start to see rain late
tonight with the areal rain coverage slowly increasing into the
Tahoe basin through the morning. Snow levels will remain above
7000 feet for most of the early morning, meaning only the highest
peaks will see snow (before day break). As the day progresses, the
snow levels start to drop down to 5000 ft.
The heaviest snow showers will be in the late morning/early
afternoon hours (9am through 1pm) with Sierra passes seeing
snowfall rates up to an inch an hour. The highest peaks may see up
to 2-3" per hour of snow. Foothills above 5500 feet, including
Virgina City, could see up to an inch of snow with Nevada valleys
getting rain showers. Models show mixed confidence in instability
with this system as well. If any convection develops, it will be
imbedded. However, there`s a 10-20% chance for the occasional
lightning strike. Yes, thundersnow! But depends on the location.
The majority of the precipitation will push out of the area by
sunset. Some showers will linger on the west side of the Sierra
but could creep up the mountains in the early evening hours. If
it`s convection based, heavy snowfall is possible but confidence
on this remains low.
Wind gusts kick up in the early morning hours ahead of the
precipitation. We could see wind gusts up to 45 mph for much of
the Western Nevada valleys. Wind prone areas may see gusts upwards
of 50 mph as the strongest portion of the system moves through.
Ridge winds may approach gusts up to 90 mph, depending on the
location. Thus, expect impacts to travel and aviation early
tomorrow.
Overnight lows Tuesday night drop below freezing across the area.
Any roads that were already wet will likely refreeze, making any
travel, especially over the Sierra, challenging.
A dry Christmas day will preceed more rounds of Sierra snow and
valley rain. We can expect light snow showers along the Sierra
early Thursday with heavier snow returning late Thursday night,
continuing through Friday. Expect valley rain Friday as well.
Right now, we see some lingering showers Saturday into Sunday.
However, stay tuned as we get closer. -Giralte
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.AVIATION...
Widespread VFR conditions and light winds expected for the rest
of today before a winter storm starts to impact the area late
tonight. Wind gusts overnight into early tomorrow will be upwards
of 45 kts for KRNO/KTRK/KMMH while KTVL/KCXP/KMEV will see gusts
up to 30 kts. Locally stronger gusts possible at Sierra front
terminals. Additionally, we`re expecting plenty of LLWS across
all terminals after 24/06Z. Sierra terminals can expect periods of
IFR/LIFR as the precipitation moves through Tuesday. Meanwhile,
Sierra front terminals will see MVFR conditions.
-Giralte
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.AVALANCHE...
A winter storm is expected to bring strong ridgetop wind gusts
and heavy mountain snow Tuesday.
* Snow levels begin above 7000 feet early Tuesday morning before
falling to near 5000 feet by early afternoon.
* 70-80% chance for snowfall rates of 1-2"/hr above 5500 feet
during the early afternoon hours. Locations along the crests
south of Sonora Pass could see a 15-30% chance of snowfall rates
up to 3"/hr during this time.
* Total snowfall along the Sierra crest will be between 6-12" with
upwards of a foot along the highest peaks (predominantly in the
Tahoe basin). There is a 40-70% chance of SWE of an inch or
greater on Tuesday.
* Strong southwest gusts exceeding 90-100 mph are expected along
exposed Sierra ridges Tuesday morning.
-Giralte/Salas
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.REV Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
NV...Winter Weather Advisory from 4 AM to 7 PM PST Tuesday NVZ002.
High Wind Warning from 4 AM to 3 PM PST Tuesday NVZ001.
Wind Advisory from 4 AM to 3 PM PST Tuesday NVZ003-004.
CA...Winter Weather Advisory from 7 AM to 7 PM PST Tuesday CAZ071-073.
Winter Weather Advisory from 4 AM to 7 PM PST Tuesday CAZ072.
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